{"id":21077,"date":"2025-11-29T04:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T04:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/?p=21077"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:09:56","slug":"virginia-lee-gaunt-mathews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/virginia-lee-gaunt-mathews\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Lee Gaunt Mathews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Virginia<\/p>\n

Ms. Virginia Lee Gaunt Mathews, age 82, passed away Saturday evening, November 29, 2025 at the University of Kansas Hospital.<\/p>\n

She was born on August 20, 1943 in Chillicothe, Missouri, a daughter of the late Duane and Elma Howerton Gaunt.<\/p>\n

Virginia was preceded in death by one grandson, Kenneth Hunter Sapp-Hamilton; one daughter, Susan Mathews Mellon; two brothers, Robert Gaunt and Russell Gaunt; two sisters, Barbara Gaunt Vaughn and Loretta Gaunt Ritchie.<\/p>\n

She was a member of the United Christian-Presbyterian Church and had a 40 year long career as a barber in Liberty, Missouri. She enjoyed dancing; square dancing, tap dancing, and country western dancing; riding horses, gardening and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grand children.<\/p>\n

Virginia is survived by two sons and two daughters-in-law, Danny Dean Mathews (Angela) of Lawson, Missouri, and Gary Shane Mathews (Chryz) of Kearney, Missouri; one daughter, Madonna Mathews Tyler (Stephen) of Kansas City, Missouri; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Wanda Gaunt Love of Richmond, Missouri. She also leaves many other family members and friends who will miss her greatly.<\/p>\n

Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 5, 2025 at United Christian-Presbyterian Church in Lawson, Missouri.<\/p>\n

Mom was a strong, determined and fiercely independent woman. We will miss her every day.<\/p>\n

Special thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses at the University of Kansas Hospital who provided invaluable care to Mom for the past few years.<\/p>\n

Arrangements in care of Bross & Spidle Funeral Home Lawson Chapel.<\/p>\n

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